acceleration(Noun) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity). The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second. acceleration(Noun) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
Northfork, West Virginia. Northfork is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA, located on US Route 52 between Welch and Bluefield. The population was 429 at the 2010 census. Northfork was incorporated in 1901, so named because of its location on the north fork of the Elkhorn Creek at its junction with the south fork.
1 The area is located in the northeastern most part of Loudoun County, Virginia, between the Fairfax County line to the east, the Potomac River to the North, and Algonkian Parkway to the south. 2  Located just north of Route 7, along the Algonkian Parkway, the community is made up of approximately 6500 homes.